Williams unveils life among the Chosen (a fictitious theocracy) with spare, evocative writing and an honest sense of character that helps bridge the rift between Kyra’s world and ours. In one scene her family takes her off the compound to buy fabric for her wedding dress, and they stop for lunch at Applebee’s. Everyone gawks at them, and readers, most of us at least, are likely to be jolted by recognizing ourselves among the gawkers.
Tightening the Knot
Reviewed by JESSICA BRUDER
New York Times, June 11, 2009.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/books/review/Bruder-t.html
